The fab team behind the shoot came together to celebrate diversity, creative passion and the love they share for their Hackney neighbourhood. Over to Amy from Love & Adventures to tell us more…

Inspiration…

The weddings and the couples that I love to shoot are riotous, rambunctious, explosions of spirited creativity. More people are growing confident enough to move away from traditions that mean little to them, re-working ceremonies and celebrations towards something that’s more reflective of them as a couple and their connection to community… and let’s be honest, are way more fun & memorable too.

When Cherelle from Perfectly Planned 4 You and I got together to discuss this shoot we immediately bonded over our shared love of Hackney, our neighbourhood. We adore it’s diversity and independent spirit, it’s mix of people from all over just rubbing along, doing things their own way. So over drinks at our favourite pub The Star, we gleefully plotted our dream Hackney Wedding. It would be all about the joy. The bright colour, ALL THE COLOUR. Diversity. Smashing stereotypes. A bit like a Pride after-party.

Indi & Marley’s Naming Ceremony…

A Personal Post…

A couple of weeks ago we had a family and friend gathering to celebrate our children Indiana & Marley’s naming ceremony and I wanted to share the day with you…

My hubby Lee and I had discussed for a long while whether or not to get them christened and we just couldn’t come to a matching decision, so I put forward the idea of a naming ceremony. It was also going to be my daughter Marley’s first birthday; so a double celebration!

I had only been to one other naming ceremony and knew it was a relatively new idea… I wasn’t sure on what to do, what people expected or what was deemed normal to do at these types of events. So I decided I would just go with the flow, as long as the kids enjoyed themselves and we had the opportunity to thank our friends and family we had chosen as guardians then it would be a great day.

Running Mr & Mrs Unique obviously gave me direct access to find and use some of our brilliant suppliers on board. Although listed as wedding suppliers, many of their services can be used for a number of different types of events.

The venue was extremely important, as I wanted somewhere safe for the kids to run …